Super Bantamweight Title on the Line at GLORY 56 Denver When Anissa Meksen Meets Jady Menezes

GLORY, the world’s premier stand-up combat league, today announced multiple bouts for GLORY 56 Denver, GLORY 56 SuperFight Series and the GLORY 56 prelims, scheduled to take place at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 10.

GLORY super bantamweight champion Anissa Meksen (96-3, 30 KO, fighting out of France) looks to make her second title defense and pick up her third victory of the year when she faces Brazil’s Jady Menezes (12-2, 5 KO, fighting out of Brazil) at GLORY 56 Denver.

The world title bout is a rematch from GLORY 43 New York, which took place in July of last year. Their first bout – the GLORY debut for both fighters – was won by Meksen, who went on to capture the super bantamweight title and extend her GLORY record to a perfect 5-0. Menezes is out for revenge, stepping back into the GLORY ring for the first time since facing the French fighter.

The headline bout of GLORY 56 SuperFight Series features the fourth fight between former middleweight champions Simon “The One” Marcus (48-4-2, 27 KO, fighting out of Canada) and Jason “Psycho” Wilnis (30-8-1, 8 KO, fighting out of the Netherlands), now ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the division respectively.

Marcus holds the edge in this series, taking two decisions over Wilnis in three fights. However, the most definitive win of the series belongs to Wilnis, a TKO that earned him championship gold at GLORY 33 New Jersey in 2016.

The winner of this fourth fight will be next in line for a crack at the middleweight crown.

GLORY 56 SuperFight Series will also feature a one-night tournament, with four American light heavyweights looking to punch their ticket to an upcoming contender tournament.

UFC veteran and Denver local Chris “Kamikaze” Camozzi (1-1, KO, fighting out of the United States) will seek success in a new weight class, moving up from middleweight to take on Texas-based John King (7-5-1, 3 KO, fighting out of the United States) in the tournament’s opening round.

On the other side of the tournament bracket, Myron “Light Skin Dynamite” Dennis (20-7, 9 KO, fighting out of the United States) welcomes GLORY newcomer Danny “D-Boy” Mitchell (10-2, 8 KO, fighting out of the United States) to the organization, while Mitchell, hailing from Broomfield, welcomes Dennis to hostile territory.

The action in Denver kicks off with the GLORY 56 prelims, where Bang Muay Thai product Zack “King of War” Wells (5-1, 4 KO, fighting out of the United States) meets Chicago middleweight Ryot “The Game Changer” Waller (TK RECORD, fighting out of the United States), while Justin “J-Ho” Houghton (9-6, 3 KO, fighting out of the United States) squares off against Toronto’s Troy Sheridan (8-2, 3 KO, fighting out of Canada).